Two Camden residents play leading roles in Spring Awakening

Listen to what's in the heart of a child… Two Camden residents

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   Joe Penny and Skyla Loureda appear in Spring Awakening - box office: www.sedos.co.uk

 

perform in leading amateur theatre company's production of Duncan Sheik and

Steven Sater's Spring Awakening.

 

Joe Penny and Skyla Loureda, who both live in Camden, are playing two of

the leading roles — Melchior and Thea — in Spring Awakening, which is being staged

at the Bridewell (9-19 May 2012) by the theatre's resident company, Sedos, the

City of London's premier amateur theatre company (www.sedos.co.uk).

 

Winner of eight Tony Awards and four Olivier Awards, Spring Awakening

is the

contemporary musical adaption of one of literature's most controversial and

frequently banned plays. Against a backdrop of energetic pop-rock music, the

audience discovers a group of adolescents in the midst of the thrilling and

mysterious time of their sexual discovery. Spring Awakening evokes a world where

children are told what to do and who to be — when they fight back, they set in

motion a chain of events which will leave their friends and elders changed

forever.

 

Director Chris Warner says: "Spring Awakening is a musical unlike any

other. It's youthful, energetic, raw, dark, rocky and full of emotion. But the

themes are ageless — everyone will have at some point experienced some of the

feelings that the characters in Spring Awakening are discovering. Audiences should

come for something new and different, something challenging.   

 

"It's a show of contrasts, too: light versus dark. Do expect

some bleak, haunting scenes, but this is not just a show of harrowing themes.

The darkness is very much juxtaposed by energetic, beautiful and hopeful

songs."

 

Musical director Ryan Macaulay adds: "For me, the most important thing

is that the sound is true to the dramatic arc of the show. We've had a lot of

discussions about gigs and concerts so the rock numbers will feel like you're

at the O2 immersed in sound, while the quieter ballads will have an intimate,

acoustic flavor — think your front room, a stool and a guitar."

 

Playing on the setting and musical genre of the show, there are two

special performances — German School Disco on Saturday 12 May and Rock Night on

Friday 18 May — and there is also a Charity Night on Wednesday 10 May, when

half of proceeds will be given to Mousetrap Theatre Projects, Sedos's Charity

of the Year for 2012.

 

This production is sponsored by amateurstage and directed by Chris

Warner, working with creative director Max Wolf, musical director Ryan Macauley

and choreographer Tim Garrad. By day Chris is head of marketing at conference

and web-based TV company WebsEdge, Max is a graphic designer, Ryan works for

the theatrical rights-holders Josef Weinberger and Tim is a senior consultant

at financial services consultancy firm Capco.

Sedos presents Spring Awakening, by Duncan Sheik and Steven

Sater

The Bridewell Theatre, Bride Lane, Fleet St, London, EC4Y 8EQ

9-19 May

2012

Box

office: sedos.co.uk

 

7.30pm, matinées

both Saturdays at 3pm (no show on Sunday, 13 May or Monday, 14 May)

Bridewell

Theatre, Bride Lane, Fleet Street, London EC4Y 8EQ

Box office:

sedos.co.uk

Tickets: £15

(£12.50 concession) unless otherwise stated

 

Charity Night, Thursday 10 May:
50% of proceeds donated

to Mousetrap Theatre Projects, Sedos Charity of the Year.

German School Disco, Saturday 12 May evening show: tickets £20 (concessions

£17.50). Ticket includes a complimentary drink and programme.

Rock Night, Friday 18 May: tickets £20 (concessions £17.50).

Ticket includes a complimentary drink and programme.

 

Please note: Spring Awakening contains adult themes which may

not be suitable for young children.